2018–19 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|year = 2018–19
|team = Vermont Catamounts
|sport = basketball
|image = Vermont Athletics wordmark.png
|image_size = 200
|logo =
|logo_size = 200
|conference = America East Conference
|short_conf = America East
|record = 27–7
|conf_record = 14–2
|head_coach = John Becker
|hc_year = 8th
|asst_coach1 = Kyle Cieplicki
|asst_coach2 = Ryan Schneider
|asst_coach3 = Hamlet Tibbs
|stadium = Patrick Gym
|champion = America East regular season and tournament champions
|tourney = NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = First Round
}}
{{2018–19 America East Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2018–19 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and were led by 8th-year head coach John Becker. They finished the season 27–7, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Maine, Binghamton, and UMBC to be champions of the America East tournament. They earned the America East's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.
Previous season
The Catamounts finished the 2017–18 season 27–8, 15–1 in the America East Conference play to finish in first place. In the America East tournament, they defeated Maine and Stony Brook to advance to the championship game, where they lost to UMBC. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Catamounts received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Middle Tennessee in the first round.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Skyler|last=Nash|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=215|class=fr|rs=y|home=Chicago, IL|high_school=Gould Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Lamb|link=y|dab=basketball|num=3|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=227|class=jr|rs=|home=Rochester, NY|high_school=Greece Athena HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Robin|last=Duncan|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=190|class=fr|rs=|home=Evansville, IN|high_school=Evansville Harrison HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Samuel|last=Dingba|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=sr|rs=y|home=Yaoundé, Cameroon|high_school=Salisbury School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bailey|last=Patella|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=185|class=so|rs=|home=Lenox, MA|high_school=Vermont Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Moll|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=220|class=fr|rs=|home=Albany, NY|high_school=Colonie Central HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ra|last=Kpedi|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=220|class=so|rs=|home=Indianapolis, IN|high_school=
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ernie|last=Duncan|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=sr|rs=y|home=Evansville, IN|high_school=Evansville Harrison HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Everett|last=Duncan|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=190|class=jr|rs=y|home=Evansville, IN|high_school=Evansville Harrison HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ben|last=Shungu|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=200|class=so|rs=y|home=Burlington, VT|high_school=Rice Memorial HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Garrison|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=180|class=fr|rs=|home=Burlington, VT|high_school=Burlington HS|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Josh|last=Speidel|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=so|rs=y|home=Columbus, IN|high_school=Columbus North HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Davis|link=y|dab=basketball|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=250|class=fr|rs=|home=Schaumburg, IL|high_school=
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jake|last=Lorenzo|num=44|pos=C|ft=7|in=0|lbs=220|class=fr|rs=|home=Englishtown, NJ|high_school=Point Pleasant Beach HS|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- John Becker ({{college|Catholic University}})
|asst_coach=
- Kyle Cieplicki ({{college|Vermont}})
- Ryan Schneider ({{college|Marist}})
- Hamlet Tibbs ({{college|West Virginia}})
|roster_url=https://uvmathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball
|accessdate=December 5, 2018
}}
Schedule and results
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|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Vermont Catamounts}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = October 27, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Concordia
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| attend = 2,318
| score = 80–43
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 4, 2018
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Saint Michael's
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| attend = 2,482
| score = 90–61
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Vermont Catamounts}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 9, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Case Gym
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| tv = NESNPlus
| score = 78–72
| attend = 1,185
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2018
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = NIT Season Tip-Off campus game
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 68–84
| attend = 16,300
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 14, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = NVU–Lyndon
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| gamename = NIT Season Tip-Off campus game
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 122–56
| attend = 2,053
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 16, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = KFC Yum! Center
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename = NIT Season Tip-Off campus game
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 78–86
| attend = 15,977
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–70
| attend = 2,582
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–69
| attend = 2,446
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 28, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–53
| attend = 2,252
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Towson
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| score = 70–64
| attend = 1,458
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = George Mason
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–67
| attend = 2,704
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 71–65
| attend = 2,959
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 16, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Northeastern
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 75–70
| attend = 2,629
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 83–76
| overtime = 2nd OT
| attend = 2,389
| record = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2018
| time = 7:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Lipscomb
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 66–91
| attend = 1,474
| record = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–69
| attend = 2,542
| record = 10–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Vermont Catamounts}}| 2018–19 America East Conference men's basketball season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Albany
| site_stadium = SEFCU Arena
| site_cityst = Albany, NY
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 80–51
| attend = 2,733
| record = 11–4
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Cross Insurance Center
| site_cityst = Bangor, ME
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–49
| attend = 995
| record = 12–4
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Hartford
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 81–62
| attend = 3,266
| record = 13–4
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = New Hampshire
| site_stadium = Lundholm Gym
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–59
| attend = 415
| record = 14–4
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Binghamton
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 78–50
| attend = 2,812
| record = 15–4
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = UMBC
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–74
| attend = 2,540
| record = 15–5
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Stony Brook
| site_stadium = Island Federal Credit Union Arena
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–52
| attend = 4,009
| record = 16–5
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 2019
| time = 5:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| site_stadium = Tsongas Center
| site_cityst = Lowell, MA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74-65
| attend = 2,378
| record = 17–5
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 86–63
| attend = 2,472
| record = 18–5
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Albany
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–49
| attend = 3,116
| record = 19–5
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = New Hampshire
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–44
| attend = 2,152
| record = 20–5
| conference = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2019
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Hartford
| site_stadium = Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–75
| attend = 1,202
| record = 21–5
| conference = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UMBC
| site_stadium = UMBC Event Center
| site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv =
| score = 56–65
| attend = 2,411
| record = 21–6
| conference = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Binghamton
| site_stadium = Binghamton University Events Center
| site_cityst = Vestal, NY
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–63
| attend = 2,546
| record = 22–6
| conference = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Stony Brook
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56-50
| attend = 3,266
| record = 23-6
| conference = 13-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 74–57
| attend = 2,546
| record = 24–6
| conference = 14–2
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Vermont Catamounts}}| 2019 America East men's basketball tournament
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| neutral =
| seed = 1
| opponent = Maine
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–57
| attend = 2,750
| record = 25–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 12, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| neutral =
| seed = 1
| opponent = Binghamton
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 84–51
| attend = 2,890
| record = 26–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 16, 2019
| time = 11:00 am
| neutral =
| seed = 1
| opponent = UMBC
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| gamename = Championship
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 66–49
| attend = 3,070
| record = 27–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Vermont Catamounts}}| 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 21, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| seed = 13 W
| opponent = Florida State
| oppseed = 4 W
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 14,838
| tv = TBS
| score = 69–76
| record = 27–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|region=W|regionname=West|timezone=Eastern}}
References
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